Greece
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Aegina, Temple of Apollo, Statue of a wounded warrior |
Aegina, Tombstone of a young man, holding a bird |
Aelius Aristides' Defense of Oratory
In his Gorgias, the famous Athenian philosopher Plato (427-348 BCE) had attacked the study of oratory with several arguments, which all boiled down to the suspicion that capable rhetors were able to persuade people to bad behavior. More than five…
Aeschines |
Aeschines
Aeschines (c.390-c.315): Athenian politician and orator. Aeschines During the fourth century, the Greek towns were even more divided than in the fifth century,…Aeschines on Alexander
In the summer of 330, the Athenian politician Aeschines attacked his rival Demosthenes for the failure of the latter's anti-Macedonian policy. His speech is known as Against Ctesiphon. M.M. Austin has translated the sections 132-134.Aeschylus
Aeschylus (525-456): Athenian poet, author of many tragedies, of which seven survive. Aeschylus Together with Sophocles and Euripides, Aeschylus (525-456) is one…
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Aetolian League
Aetolian League (Greek: Κοινὸν τῶν Αἰτωλῶν): confederation of Greek city states, focused on but not limited to western Greece. It was important in the third and early second centuries BCE. …Aftermath
After the Peloponnesian War, the Spartans set up an oligarchy in Athens, which was called the Thirty. It was short-lived, and democracy was restored. And due to an ill-conceived Spartan foreign policy, Athens was able to recover. …Agesilaus II
Agesilaus II (444/443-359): king of Sparta (r.400-359). Fifth-century hoplite Agesilaus was born in the Eurypontid family, one of the two royal dynasties…Agis II
Agis II (†400/399): Spartan king from the Eurypontid house, ruled 427-400/399. Fifth-century hoplite. Agis was born as the son of king Archidamus…